Bible: 1 Kings 9:15-22

9:15Hereare thedetailsconcerning the work crews1KingSolomonconscripted2to buildtheLord’stemple, his palace, theterrace, thewallof Jerusalem,3and the cities of4 Hazor,5Megiddo,6and Gezer.9:16(Pharaoh, kingof Egypt, had attackedand capturedGezer. He burnedit and killedthe Canaaniteswho livedin the city. He gaveit as a wedding presentto his daughter, who had marriedSolomon.)9:17Solomonbuiltup Gezer, lowerBeth Horon,9:18Baalath, Tadmorin the wilderness,79:19allthe storagecitiesthat belongedto him,8and the citieswhere chariotsand horseswere kept.9 He builtwhateverhewantedin Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughouthis entirekingdom.109:20Now severalnon-Israelitepeopleswere leftin the land after the conquest of Joshua, includingthe Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.119:21Their descendantsremainedin the land(the Israeliteswere unableto wipethem out completely). Solomonconscriptedthem for his work crews, and theycontinue in that roletothisveryday.129:22Solomondid notassignIsraelitesto these work crews;13the Israelites servedas his soldiers, attendants, officers, charioteers, and commandersof his chariotforces.14